BSU was quiet on offense in the first quarter and only put up nine points to IUP’s 15 points. A second quarter resurgence led the Lady Bulldogs to outscore IUP 23-18 to go into halftime with a one point trail, 33-32. The trail remained close throughout the third quarter, closing out with BSU trailing 47-45. A 10-3 run from IUP in the last four minutes of the game cooled down BSU, giving IUP the 67-60 victory.

The opening round exit ends the Lady Bulldogs’ season at 22-6 overall. Pere Alexander closed out her senior campaign with BSU as the scoring leader with 17 points. Talanya Hutton followed with a 14 point contribution.